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Wolff confirms if Mercedes considered Russell and Hamilton swap
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff confirmed that they did not plan to swap George Russell and Lewis Hamilton during the Singapore Grand Prix, despite both drivers challenging for the lead. Russell, initially faster, seemed to slow down when approaching Norris for an overtake, while Hamilton was lapping faster. Hamilton almost overtook Russell but ultimately crashed on the final lap. Wolff stated that both drivers were playing for the victory, so they let them race and fight it out. The team debated the strategy of pitting both cars during the Virtual Safety Car period, but ultimately took the risk to try and win the race, even though they could have finished in second or fourth place without the pit stop.
Source: RacingNews 365
